Suicide prevention in railway systems: Application of a barrier approach
Suicide prevention in railway systems: Application of a barrier approach
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ssci.2006.12.003
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发表时间：
2008-06-01
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影响因子：
6.1
通讯作者：
Andersson, Ragnar
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作者：
Radbo, Helena;Svedung, Inge;Andersson, Ragnar
这项研究是一个更广泛的研究计划的一部分，旨在提高铁路系统的自杀风险。本文的具体目的是从理论上推导和分类一套铁路自杀预防策略，特别是考虑到铁路系统所有者的潜在控制下的措施。其次，通过故障树分析（FTA）确定潜在的障碍，并从这个分析的结果进行了验证，对Haddon的10个基于能源的伤害预防策略。我们的结果包括20个单独的预防策略，其中大部分是在铁路系统业主自己的范围。其中4项旨在降低感知吸引力和可用性，9项旨在影响轨道区域的可达性和碰撞可能性，5项旨在减轻碰撞后果，3项包括医疗生存和恢复策略。超出了本研究的目的。然而，正如其他领域所证明的那样，技术发展和创新可能会把今天不太现实的替代办法变成明天更现实的可能性。(C)2007爱思唯尔有限公司保留所有权利。
This study is part of a broader research program aiming at safer railway systems with regard to suicide risks. The specific aim of this paper is to theoretically derive and categorise a set of railway suicide prevention strategies with special regard to measures under the potential control of the railway system-owners.The methodological approach departs from synthesizing generic accident and suicide prevention models. Secondly, potential barriers are identified by means of fault tree analysis (FTA), and thirdly results from this analysis are validated against Haddon's ten energy-based injury prevention strategies.Our results include 20 separate preventive strategies, of which most are in reach of railway system-owners themselves. Four of them aim to reduce perceived attractiveness and availability, nine aim to influence accessibility to track areas and the potential of collision, five strategies aim to mitigate consequences of collision, and three encompass medical survival and recovery strategies.To evaluate the barriers' practical feasibility, etc., is beyond the aim of this study. However, technological development and innovations may turn less realistic alternatives today into more realistic possibilities tomorrow, as has been proven in other fields. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.